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  1. cmndr_andi

    Fastest 1136 CPU is ?

    The very fastest chip on the LGA 1366 platform (Intel X58) was the i7 990X (6 physical cores at 3.47GHz stock). However, this is basically the same gulftown chip as found in your i7 970, just clocked a bit higher at stock and likely binned a bit higher. As you mentioned with regards to the 980...
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    Is it time to upgrade my gtx480 ?

    A Stu mentions, the GTX 770 will be massively more powerful than the GTX 480 (and nicer to live with too). However, please bear in mind that the new GTX 970 and 980 are expected to arrive on the 19th (less than two weeks) and should directly replace the GTX 770 and 780 with faster, more...
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    Freelanders

    Owner of a 2007 Freelander 2 here, which I've had since October last year. Only problem I've had with it so far is a dead battery (which I replaced for £70). Apart from that it's been a great motor for driving about Scotland. It's got a very comfortable ride, happily transports 4 adults long...
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    Assitance with upgrade or new build

    Hi there, May I ask what case you have? Also, do you have a DVD drive or OS which would be transferrable to a new system?
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    New monitor time

    The £500 4K monitors are really impressive for the money, however if you can only spend £250 on a graphics card then 4K will be a bit wasted - as you will need to run at a lower resolution to get decent framerates or watch a 4K slideshow. The general recommendation for playing games on a 4K...
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    When are the Intel 2014 chips expected ?

    Pretty much, it isn't as fast as Haswell - but clock-for-clock its only 10-20% slower in terms of IPC. When you consider that it can overclock better than a Haswell or Ivy Bridge (without de-lidding) then this IPC disadvantage can largely be countered by an agressive overclock. Hence if a...
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    New Graphics Card? But which to go for! Help

    Usually that would be a really good option with the Q6600, but that Nvidia chipset board is renowned for not playing nice with quad core CPUs and being really bad for overclocking them. It may be worth a try getting a few extra hundrew MHz out of it, but just bear in mind that the motherboard...
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    Returning to pc gaming

    If it's a Corsair HX620W then its a seasonic built unit - so pretty nice quality. Components in PSUs can degrade over time, but if it is still working OK now then I would stick with it for the time being.
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    Returning to pc gaming

    Aye, the R9 290 is a fantastic card - especially with one of the good custom coolers (like this one). However, it is £100 more expensive. If the OP can afford this extra then he should absolutely get it, but if he can't then I wouldn't suggest sacrificing other components to afford the 290...
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    SLI or wait????

    I think it sounds like you are leaning towards not going SLI - which TBH I would agree with you. The GTX 780Ti is a fantastic card but it's mega expensive and considering the relatively small noticable performance increase you will see with a second one - it isn't very good value IMHO. Maybe...
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    Returning to pc gaming

    Yes, the Z87X-D3H is a good one, here are a couple of in-depth reviews [1] [2]. According to this review the HR-02 cooler does indeed come with some thermal paste. Should be a really nice PC for playing dayz/arma3 and all current games.
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    New Graphics Card? But which to go for! Help

    I would suggest spending around £100 on a new graphics card - the AMD R7 265 2GB would be my pick. This is a surprisingly fast card with a good amount of VRAM and a nice cooler. However, this is a rather powerful card and it likely will be CPU limited in some games, so the next upgrade will...
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    Advice please.

    Excellent, I'm really happy you are enjoying it - have fun :D
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    Needs some help on a monitor upgrade..

    Hi there, This is a tough one because not only is there a difference in resolution and refresh rate between these options - but also panel type. The 144Hz monitors use TN type panels which can switch pixels faster (so better for fast-paced gaming and high refresh rates) however they are not...
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    PC for £250~300?

    Hi there, Here is my suggestion for a £300 budget: Its only got 4GB of 1333MHz RAM, but for the vast majority of games it will be plenty. Also, the GTX 750 (non-Ti) graphics card is not the fastest one - but if you look here it does pretty well considering its price. The good quality 550W...
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    New monitor time

    If you are thinking of gaming at a high resolution then I would strongly recommend you opt for a R9 290 4GB graphics card. As these cards tend to run games much smoother than the GTX 770 and 280X at 1440p resolutions and above. As draioned mentions, if you find an ex-mining R9 290 then it is...
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    Sell 7950, buy 760...

    The problem is that the ex-mining cards are currently flooding the second-hand market and driving the price way down - so selling a HD 7950 is not going to be very lucrative at the moment. If your 7950 still works OK then I would keep it, It will likely be fine for a while yet and jumping to a...
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    7850 2 gig gigabyte card - whats an improvement for £150?

    For £150 the only decent upgrade would be to buy a second 7850 and run it in crossfire. There has been a bit of rebranding recently on the AMD side, so the HD 7850 is now called the R7 265 (with new BIOS and coolers) and the HD 7870 is now effectively the R9 270X. The R9 270 is basically a HD...
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    Advice please.

    Aye, it says 550W but that is to allow for people with low quality PSUs that can't really delivery their rated power. The superflower 450W is a good quality unit which comes with two PCIE power connections (one 6pin, one 6+2 pin) , so will work perfectly well with your 280X.
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    CPU for 4k video editing?

    Oh, they certainly do CPUs that can overclock well - however even then they don't seem to be any faster than the high-end intel options. For example the AMD FX-9590 is a Piledriver 8 core 140W CPU clocked at 4.7GHz (5.0GHz turbo) and costs £222. It is effectively an FX 8300 CPU which was...
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